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Hornbook

Pronunciation of Hornbook
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English Meaning

The first book for children, or that from which in former times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or printed; a primer.

An early primer consisting of a single page protected by a transparent sheet of horn, formerly used in teaching children to read.